diff --git a/internal/lsp/cache/load.go b/internal/lsp/cache/load.go
index 8afbb2e4ff..0952fc679b 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/cache/load.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/cache/load.go
@@ -644,16 +644,6 @@ func computeWorkspacePackagesLocked(s *snapshot, meta *metadataGraph) map[Packag
 		if !containsPackageLocked(s, m.Metadata) {
 			continue
 		}
-		if m.PkgFilesChanged {
-			// If a package name has changed, it's possible that the package no
-			// longer exists. Leaving it as a workspace package can result in
-			// persistent stale diagnostics.
-			//
-			// If there are still valid files in the package, it will be reloaded.
-			//
-			// There may be more precise heuristics.
-			continue
-		}
 
 		if source.IsCommandLineArguments(string(m.ID)) {
 			// If all the files contained in m have a real package, we don't need to
diff --git a/internal/lsp/cache/metadata.go b/internal/lsp/cache/metadata.go
index 7d9192f43a..668d0829a1 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/cache/metadata.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/cache/metadata.go
@@ -91,11 +91,4 @@ type KnownMetadata struct {
 	// Valid is true if the given metadata is Valid.
 	// Invalid metadata can still be used if a metadata reload fails.
 	Valid bool
-
-	// PkgFilesChanged reports whether the file set of this metadata has
-	// potentially changed.
-	//
-	// TODO(rfindley): this is used for WorkspacePackages, and looks fishy: we
-	// should probably only consider valid packages to be workspace packages.
-	PkgFilesChanged bool
 }
diff --git a/internal/lsp/cache/snapshot.go b/internal/lsp/cache/snapshot.go
index 5a51ae13e0..da2d7b52e1 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/cache/snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/cache/snapshot.go
@@ -1734,10 +1734,9 @@ func (s *snapshot) clone(ctx, bgCtx context.Context, changes map[span.URI]*fileC
 	}
 
 	// Compute invalidations based on file changes.
-	changedPkgFiles := map[PackageID]bool{} // packages whose file set may have changed
-	anyImportDeleted := false               // import deletions can resolve cycles
-	anyFileOpenedOrClosed := false          // opened files affect workspace packages
-	anyFileAdded := false                   // adding a file can resolve missing dependencies
+	anyImportDeleted := false      // import deletions can resolve cycles
+	anyFileOpenedOrClosed := false // opened files affect workspace packages
+	anyFileAdded := false          // adding a file can resolve missing dependencies
 
 	for uri, change := range changes {
 		// The original FileHandle for this URI is cached on the snapshot.
@@ -1762,11 +1761,6 @@ func (s *snapshot) clone(ctx, bgCtx context.Context, changes map[span.URI]*fileC
 
 		// Mark all of the package IDs containing the given file.
 		filePackageIDs := invalidatedPackageIDs(uri, s.meta.ids, pkgFileChanged)
-		if pkgFileChanged {
-			for id := range filePackageIDs {
-				changedPkgFiles[id] = true
-			}
-		}
 		for id := range filePackageIDs {
 			directIDs[id] = directIDs[id] || invalidateMetadata
 		}
@@ -1953,13 +1947,11 @@ func (s *snapshot) clone(ctx, bgCtx context.Context, changes map[span.URI]*fileC
 
 		// Check if the metadata has changed.
 		valid := v.Valid && !invalidateMetadata
-		pkgFilesChanged := v.PkgFilesChanged || changedPkgFiles[k]
-		if valid != v.Valid || pkgFilesChanged != v.PkgFilesChanged {
+		if valid != v.Valid {
 			// Mark invalidated metadata rather than deleting it outright.
 			metadataUpdates[k] = &KnownMetadata{
-				Metadata:        v.Metadata,
-				Valid:           valid,
-				PkgFilesChanged: pkgFilesChanged,
+				Metadata: v.Metadata,
+				Valid:    valid,
 			}
 		}
 	}